Deadly targeted shootings in San Antonio may be linked, Chief McManus says

It was a violent weekend in the Alamo City, including the

targeted

killing of a man inside the North Star Mall. San Antonio police began a new week with a new series of

shootings

to investigate and some of those cases that investigators Now they are investigating they involve only teenagers, our Jonathan. Koto joins us live and takes us through those events as they happen Jonathan and what the police say could be the root cause of all this violence, that's right Steve, we're outside Public Safety headquarters where Chief William McManus held a press conference detailing some of these.

shootings

that occurred during a very busy weekend and details some very important updates to this story ahead of a particularly violent weekend, San Antonio police responded to several shootings at 5100 Eisenhower on Friday, June 2 at 2 10 p.m. . m. for the victims, three transported in critical condition one later. stated that that person was 16 years old.

The fatal shooting, according to Chief McManus, began at Roosevelt High School weeks earlier. It was a fight. This was revenge. This was not the first attempt to reach the individual they were targeting. The next day, another shooting. one happened in the 1500 block of Upland around 12 45 p.m. three victims one 18 year old DOA two transported in critical condition shots were fired inside a barber shop in North Star Mall, this time involving a 33 year old man who has been identified as Adam Glass surveillance video captured two unknown suspects being dropped off and entering the barbershop. Police say one suspect was wearing a black hoodie and light-colored shorts, the other a black hoodie and dark-colored pants.

They both managed to escape. There is other information that will be helpful to us, but again I cannot release that information at this time, the increase in gun violence involving youth is something that Chief William McManus

says

is a complex issue that is not unique to San Anthony; There are a lot of issues right now that I think are causing gun violence throughout this country, one of them obviously is access to firearms. McManus

says

all of these shootings have been

targeted

events and mentioned there may be some connection between two of the shootings, but did not detail which ones might be connected now in an effort to address a possible solution, McManus mentions responsibility, says every person who has committed a violent crime should be in jail, says that they have made a break where the person is then let out with several bonds and then released on parole. arrested again put on bail and then probation is not revoked he says it is a problem for the department and also a danger to our community that we are putting outside the Public Safety headquarters Jonathan Koto KSAT 12 News stay up to date with everything San Las Antonio's top weather news and much more by clicking the Like and Subscribe buttons below and once again thank you for watching KSAT.